Participants are encouraged to use an optional theme, and a special handicap has also been chosen this time to add an additional challenge. Both teams and solo entrants may compete, with the final results being judged by the community. A variety of prizes have been contributed by GMC forum members, and an official prize from YoYo Games is also expected.

For more information, head over to the GameMaker Community discussion topic.

GMC Jam #6 – 72 Hour Competition is taken from: GameMaker Blog

The theme for the 2011/2012 Creative Game Challenge has been revealed as ‘collisions’. This will be third game development competition for Dutch High School students organised by Mark Overmars’ Utrecht University.

Entered games are required to be made using version 8.1 of GameMaker and can be submitted either by an individual or a small team. As in previous years prizes are split between numerous awards, with this year seeing a total prize fund of €7,500.

Registration is open until March 1st 2012 at the Creative Game Challenge website (Dutch). The website also contains a hidden link to a couple of “secret” pages offering advice on how to approach the project.

2011/2012 Creative Game Challenge Theme is taken from: GameMaker Blog

As well as the grand prize a further €6,000 in prizes were up for grabs for shortlisted games in the game development competition for Dutch high school students.

Project-W is a platform based game in which flooding must be prevented by operating levers to control the flow of water.

Project-W Wins Creative Game Challenge is taken from: GameMaker Blog

A shortlist of 20 games has been drawn up for the 2011 Creative Game Challenge. Water was the theme for the second annual game development competition for Dutch high school students organised by Mark Overmars’ Utrecht University.

All games entered in to the competition were made using YoYo Games’ Game Maker software. With 113 teams submitting entries there was a lot of variety in both the types and quality of games that were entered.

9 prizes worth a total of €7,500 will be awarded at a ceremony on June 24th.

The shortlisted games are:

City of the Duce by Timon Knigge

• The Way Of Water
• City of the Duce: the Search for Water [right]
• Water galaxy
• Arctic War
• Water Kingdom
• Cpt Black
• The Spirit of Water Aer
• Shell seeker
• New Life
• Project-W
• Sunrise
• The Rescue Of The Elements
• SubMare
• The Last Drop
• Helichrysum
• Tsunami!
• Aqua War
• MicroWave Man
• Descent
• Joe Hopkins, search for more

Creative Game Challenge 2011 Shortlist is taken from: GameMaker Blog

Prizes of indie games are offered for the top three games as judged by a panel of GameJolt members.

The contest began last night and runs until February 14th.

Full details at GameJolt.

GameJolt/NALGames Invention Contest is taken from: GameMaker Blog

IndiePub Interview with Dustforce Creators is taken from: GameMaker Blog

After approximately one and a half months of judging, the three winners were decided on after thorough examination by the YYG judges. The winners are as follows:

First Place ($1000):
The Hive by titusthreex
Mysterious disappearances numbering by the hundreds plagues a once quiet and scenic town. Its up to investigative reporter Alex Rig to discover the answers to the unexplained.

Second Place ($500):
BlackOut by Mark13673
In this game you are an Assessor… A member of an elite secret police force 200 years in humanity`s future. Using all your skills you must discover the truth about yourself, about the people that control the governement and about the future of 15 billion people…

Third Place ($250):
WARP by GraniteGear
A short platform game with 30 levels. Warp yourself to the end of the game through different worlds.

YoYo Games also mentioned that the details for the next competition will be announced in very near future.

YoYo Games Competition 6 Winners Announced is taken from: GameMaker Blog

The results of IndiePub Game’s third major competition were announced at GDC Online in Texas. Dustforce was the only Game Maker creation to make the final of the competition and will also receive an offer of a publishing deal as part of the prize.

Video review courtesy of Gaming Mill:

Along with a $100,000 grand prize awards were also given out in the following categories: Best Art, Best Audio, Best Design, Technical Excellence and a Staff Pick.

Dustforce wins $100,000 Grand Prize in IndiePub Contest is taken from: GameMaker Blog

The ‘celebrity’ judges have also been announced and consist of community administrators, Jesse Venbrux, Dave Jones (Realtime Worlds) as well as YoYo Games CEO Sandy Duncan and Game Maker creator Mark Overmars.

Finalists:

• YoYo by Bagdaddy Games
• Cleft by Kinta*
• 5 Colors Pandora by JordanMagnuson*
• The Hive by titusthreex
• BlackOut by Mark13673
• Protoype 03 by manuel777
• Final Columbus by Yal
• Hubby The Clay Cube by Ziax Games
• Delta One by Blendsoft Productions
• Core by ideaz
• Vest Trials – Approaching Dawn by Nights of Light*
• Bubble Gems by newkill
• Circle Rider by Spydog
• Around the World in 33 Days by iluvfuz
• WARP by GraniteGear

*this member’s first game on YoYo Games

Finalists of YoYo Games Competition 6 Announced is taken from: GameMaker Blog

The latest round of judging again reduced the number of contenders by more than half just two days after the contest was narrowed to 107 entries.

YoYoComp06 Round 2 Games Announced is taken from: GameMaker Blog